133. With Joy and With Gladness There Stands a Great Throng
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With joy and with gladness there stands a great throng,
In the presence of Jesus, and sing this new song:
Unto Him who hath loved us and washed us from sins,
Unto Him be the glory forever. Amen.
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All these once were sinners, defiled in His sight,
Now arrayed in pure garments in praise they unite.
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He maketh the rebel a priest and a king;
He hath bought him and taught him this new song to sing:
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How helpless and hopeless poor sinners had been,
If He never had loved them till cleansed from their sins.
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Aloud in His praises their voices shall ring,
So that others believing, this new song shall sing.